Anyone here play? That lot at Headingly obviously can't.
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yeah i do, or try i should say, i reckon half the aussies on this site must be queuing/queueing up for a run in our national side... i bet the day rate is crap though..I mean FFS he was just here on holiday wasn't he? -
I was there for all four days. It's come to something when our best 4 batsmen on Monday (i.e. those that put up most resistance) were:-
Stuart Broad
Jimmy Anderson
Monty Panesar
Darren Pattinson
That's right, the damn bowlers....Comment
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yeah maybe they should just do away with the problamatic decision of the the 5th bowler/extra batsmen and pick 10 bowlers and bring back Jack Russell or a Jack Russell - bound to be better than AmbroseComment
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Ambrose? didn't he play for west indies? He was awesome.Originally posted by LittlestHobbo View Postyeah maybe they should just do away with the problamatic decision of the the 5th bowler/extra batsmen and pick 10 bowlers and bring back Jack Russell or a Jack Russell - bound to be better than AmbroseMcCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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And the next best 2 weren't born hereOriginally posted by Cowboy Bob View PostI was there for all four days. It's come to something when our best 4 batsmen on Monday (i.e. those that put up most resistance) were:-
Stuart Broad
Jimmy Anderson
Monty Panesar
Darren Pattinson
That's right, the damn bowlers....
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perhaps we should set up a contractors 11 and challenge them to a match...
we'd have to be better than zimbabwe surely..
what would we call ourselves?Comment
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Have you ever read a book called "Penguins stopped play?" It's about a bunch of really rubbish cricketers..... hilariousOriginally posted by LittlestHobbo View Postperhaps we should set up a contractors 11 and challenge them to a match...
we'd have to be better than zimbabwe surely..
what would we call ourselves?
Bazza gets caught
Socrates - "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
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yes funnily enough i've read it recently..a good read...alas i think my silky skills are probably up to the standard of the penguin fielding at short leg.Comment
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